Levin, Stanley open with 62s to lead at Farmers Insurance Open

Spencer Levin reads the green on his last hole of the first round inthe Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament on Thursday, in San Diego. Levin and Kyle Stanley both finished the day with 62s to lead after the first round.

FILE - Geoff Ogilvy of Australia blasts out of a sand trap on the sixth green during the third round of the US Open championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in this June 14, 2008 file photo taken in San Diego. Ogilvy played a practice round for the Farmers Insurance Open on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. It was his first time on the South Course at Torrey Pines since he shot 74 and tied for ninth in the 2008 U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Keegan Bradley keeps a close eye on his shot while playing the tenth hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)

Keegan Bradley hits the ball from the bunker on the 10th hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)

Josh Teater tees off on the seventh hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)

Keegan Bradley hits the ball from the bunker on the 10th hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)

Justin Rose, right, of England, quenches his thirst while awaiting his turn on the third green above the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean of the South Course during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi )

Y.E. Yang, of South Korea, lobs a high shot from the rough behind a tree on the fourth hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. Yang left the shot of the green but chip in moments later to save par. (AP PhotoLenny Ignelzi)

Brendon Todd hits in the fairway on the 13th hole of the north course in the first round during the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Farmers Insurance Open flag appears on the fifth hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the first round of the golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Justin Rose, of England, peers over his sunglasses to get a better look while reading a putt during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP PhotoLenny Ignelzi )

Players in the Farmers Insurance Open PGA tour event tee off on the ocean side seventh hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines golf course during the opening round on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in San Diego. (AP PhotoLenny Ignelzi)

England's Luke Donald tees off on the 12th hole, with a large poster seen in the background, during the first round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Robert Karlsson from Sweden follows his ball on the 10th hole during the first round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

SAN DIEGO — Spencer Levin and Kyle Stanley knew they had to post low scores on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines to get off to a good start Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open. It went even better than they expected.

Stanley made eagle on his final hole for a 10-under 62, his best score in two years on the PGA Tour. Levin shot 29 on the back nine and also had a 62, matching his career best on tour.

They were a shot ahead of FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas, who had a double bogey on his 15th hole. The top 12 on the leaderboard played on the North. The best score from the South Course was Marc Turnesa at 66.

Phil Mickelson went south on the South. He had a 77, his worst score at Torrey Pines since a 78 in 2005.

The 14-time major winner opened his 2012 season with a solid first round Thursday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, shooting a 2-under 70 that left him three strokes behind co-leader Rory McIlroy, his playing partner.

“Hit the ball well all day today. It was a good ball-striking round,” Woods said. “I had a hard time reading the greens out there. The greens were pretty grainy and I just had a hard time getting a feel for it. Toward the end I hit some pretty good putts but overall I got fooled a lot on my reads.”

McIlroy shot a 67, as did Robert Karlsson. But the best shots of the day came from Sergio Garcia (71) and Jose Manuel Lara (70) — each had a hole-in-one on the par-3 12th hole.

Gareth Maybin, Richard Finch and Jean-Baptiste Gonnet were one shot behind the two leaders. Top-ranked Luke Donald, who played alongside Woods and McIlroy, shot a 71. Second-ranked Lee Westwood (72) and fourth-ranked Martin Kaymer (77) had poor starts and never challenged.